Stephen Hadley, who was President George W. Bush’s national security adviser, offered something of a “mea culpa” for the failure of the U.S to hit Russia with economic sanctions after its 2008 war with Georgia. In that five-day conflict, Russian...

House Speaker John Boehner is the primary, well, speaker in his latest campaign television ad. It’s a spot that includes the Ohio Republican’s wife, some old family pictures and some locales in the district he’s defending in a primary election...

So long as sports commissioners are taking action: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to put an end to the Washington Redskins — their name at least. Reid took to the floor this afternoon commending NBA...

While some Republicans think about running for president — (Jeb Bush) — and other Republicans talk like they’re running for president — (Ted Cruz) — one is out there running like he’s running. (Rand Paul.) Sure, North Carolina is a...

The subject at hand was poverty. The setting: A six-chandelier congressional hearing room with vaulted ceilings, flat-panel televisions and portraits of past chairmen lining the paneled walls. In the House Budget Committee chairman’s seat: Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican Party’s...

One thing is when the late-night comics make video spoofs of House Speaker John Boehner. It’s another when the speaker’s office takes its complaints about the Democrats to Vine: Love this https://t.co/8ydKJwWeXD h/t @natehodson — Brendan Buck (@BrendanBuck) April 30,...

For New York City Councilman Domenic M. Recchia Jr., the Democratic challenger to Rep. Michael Grimm, the Republican incumbent’s legal problems provide a welcome way to raise campaign cash. In fact, Recchia supporters agreed to match all donations two-for-one on...

To what extent should political fundraising and spending be limited under the First Amendment? Lawmakers, a retired Supreme Court Justice and campaign-finance lawyers and experts addressed the question at a Senate Rules Committee hearing today, a few weeks after the...

Tax reform isn’t gaining much traction in Washington. Yet it’s not only the nation’s taxes that could use another look. Washington’s own taxes are looking fairly archaic, too. The Tax Foundation is encouraging action, based on the District of Columbia...

Public support is building for allowing more U.S.-produced natural gas to be exported, just as the standoff between Ukraine and Russia is raising the profile of its importance, a poll shows. Americans support natural-gas exports by 37 to 28 percent,...